Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsJudith Meadows, MD, MPH
Associate Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Evaluating Blood Pressure Response Patterns to Exercise Stress Testing
Nene A, Lee D, Agboola O, Herrin J, Onuma O, Feher A, Miller E, Lu Y, Meadows J, Spatz E. Evaluating Blood Pressure Response Patterns to Exercise Stress Testing. Hypertension 2025, 82: 1663-1674. PMID: 40859827, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.124.23717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive response to exerciseBlood pressureComposite outcomeResponse to exerciseCardiovascular eventsBlood pressure trajectoriesClass IIComposite outcome of myocardial infarctionBlood pressure response patternsAssociated with future cardiovascular eventsPeak blood pressureAssociated with cardiovascular outcomesOutcome of myocardial infarctionPressure trajectoriesExercise stress testDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureExercise tolerance testClass II and IIITrajectories of blood pressureSystolic blood pressure trajectoriesStages 1 to 3Heart failureCardiovascular outcomesTolerance test
2024
Diastolic dysfunction evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived E, a, e’: Comparison to echocardiography
Lamy J, Xiang J, Shah N, Kwan J, Kim Y, Upadhyaya K, Reinhardt S, Meadows J, McNamara R, Baldassarre L, Peters D. Diastolic dysfunction evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived E, a, e’: Comparison to echocardiography. Physiological Reports 2024, 12: e70078. PMID: 39604208, PMCID: PMC11602526, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceTransthoracic echocardiographyDiastolic dysfunctionDiastolic functionDiagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular magnetic resonanceEvaluate diastolic dysfunctionCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLeft atrial volumeMitral annular velocityHealthy age-matched subjectsComparison to echocardiographyMitral inflow velocityEvaluate diastolic functionAge-matched subjectsPresence of DDAtrial volumeDD gradeFirst-lineAnnular velocityDiagnostic accuracyImaging modalitiesMagnetic resonanceEchocardiographyALLTransthoracicRetinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions Are Associated With Stroke in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation
Bakhoum C, Au A, Bousquet E, Matesva M, Singer M, Jayaraj C, Romero‐Morales V, Somisetty S, Santina A, Bajar B, DeMaria A, Goldbaum M, Meadows J, Spatz E, Sarraf D, Bakhoum M. Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions Are Associated With Stroke in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e035079. PMID: 39190603, PMCID: PMC11646541, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.035079.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings and clinical risk factors predict cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer patients
Kwan J, Arbune A, Henry M, Hu R, Wei W, Nguyen V, Lee S, Lopez-Mattei J, Guha A, Huber S, Bader A, Meadows J, Sinusas A, Mojibian H, Peters D, Lustberg M, Hull S, Baldassarre L. Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings and clinical risk factors predict cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer patients. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0286364. PMID: 37252927, PMCID: PMC10228774, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsSystolic heart failureCardiovascular outcomesCancer patientsHeart failureValvular diseaseStrain abnormalitiesLeft ventricular ejection fraction reductionCancer treatment-related cardiotoxicityCardiovascular magnetic resonance findingsVentricular ejection fraction reductionYale-New Haven HospitalEjection fraction reductionTreatment-related cardiotoxicityAdverse cardiovascular outcomesClinical risk factorsNormal LV functionGlobal longitudinal strainIschemic heart diseaseMagnetic resonance findingsRisk regression modelsNew Haven HospitalSubclinical cardiotoxicityDiastolic dysfunctionStatin useSEX DIFFERENCES IN THE HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE PHENOMENON
Nene A, Agboola O, Herrin J, Onuma O, Lu Y, miller E, Spatz E, Meadows J. SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE HYPERTENSIVE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE PHENOMENON. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1713. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)02157-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗
Feher A, Meadows J. Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗. JACC Heart Failure 2022, 10: 595-597. PMID: 35902164, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication
Altin S, Schneider MD, Parise H, Banerjee S, Wu WC, Meadows JL, Pfau S, Keefe H, Armstrong EJ. Implementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication. Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 136-141. PMID: 35225695, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x211073622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise treadmill testingExercise therapyMetabolic equivalentsIntermittent claudicationExercise capacityTreadmill testingAnkle-brachial indexIntermittent claudication symptomsMale veteran patientsSupervised exercise therapySymptomatic intermittent claudicationVascular specialty clinicsLow patient adherenceClaudication symptomsSymptomatic claudicationExercise groupVeteran patientsPatient adherenceRisk stratificationTherapy referralSpecialty clinicProvider awarenessVeteran populationClaudicationTherapy
2021
Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors
Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-perceived riskHeart diseasePrevention beliefsExact testHeart disease risk factorsPrevention behaviorsNontraditional factorsHeart disease awarenessDisease risk factorsHeart disease riskDisease-related knowledgeHeart disease knowledgeFisher's exact testMental health treatmentPost-9/11 veteransRisk factorsDisease awarenessDisease knowledgeWomen veteransPrevention strategiesHealth treatmentDisease riskGreater riskPersonalized approachDiseaseAre cardiology fellows receiving enough basic level I cardiovascular computed tomography education during their general fellowship training? Insights from a needs assessment survey at an academic medical center
Hur DJ, Meadows JL, Baldassarre LA, Mojibian HR, Villines TC, Windish DM. Are cardiology fellows receiving enough basic level I cardiovascular computed tomography education during their general fellowship training? Insights from a needs assessment survey at an academic medical center. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2021, 16: 186-188. PMID: 34600865, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMENTOR study: Matching expectations and needs to optimize relationships in cardiovascular fellowship training
Odanovic N, Clapham K, Gul B, Yong C, Meadows J, Altin S. MENTOR study: Matching expectations and needs to optimize relationships in cardiovascular fellowship training. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2021, 4: 100019. PMID: 38559678, PMCID: PMC10976293, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research